Chapter 452

When a giant elephant with exaggerated tusks appeared in his line of sight and was charging wildly in the desert...

Even though he was mentally prepared, Qingyu was still startled by the robust physique of this Great Tusk and subconsciously frowned.

(The height difference is about this much; Sprigatito is 1.5 meters tall)

Great Tusk, a Paradox Pokémon; from the outside, it seems to have a certain kinship with Donphan.

As a ferocious existence from ancient times, the violent aura emanating from its body is enough to make weak Pokémon tremble.

Let alone humans, even the wild Pokémon that dominate the desert would probably take their groups and run as far as they could if they saw this posture, which is why they hadn't encountered other Pokémon in the desert along the way.

In fact, Qingyu looked up and immediately discovered that even the Braviary, known for its iron head, had to avoid its edge at this moment, flying away from its range of activity as if fleeing.

This thing seems to be much bigger than I imagined, right?

Qingyu frowned tightly and roughly measured its height with his gaze.

It must be at least five or six meters tall, almost twice as inflated as the 3-meter height recorded in the game's Pokédex in his memory.

However, it seems that these large-sized Pokémon are usually at least halved in the Pokédex, especially various Legendary Pokémon...

Where did this wild chicken Pokédex come from? Game Freak, do you understand Pokémon? You're just filling in data randomly!

"It seems that the legendary Pokémon truly exists, and it has appeared right before our eyes."

Steven quickly revealed an excited smile; after Miraidon stopped, he immediately flipped and landed gracefully, looking at the Great Tusk charging not far away.

"There aren't many Pokémon that can grow to this size now; even Fossil Pokémon aren't this exaggerated..."

As a straight man whose XP is rocks, Steven has always upheld the simple aesthetic that big is good and more is beautiful.

Now that such a behemoth appeared before his eyes, his curiosity was quickly aroused.

Qingyu didn't reply, just glanced at Steven.

At the same time, he thought to himself:

Great Tusk's typing is Ground + Fighting; just touching one of them has already poked at Steven's heart. If this were changed to the Ground + Steel Iron Treads, wouldn't he be directly mesmerized?

Unfortunately, we might not be able to run into that one on this trip...

"Gao?"

Miraidon, under Qingyu, also narrowed its eyes, watching the Great Tusk charging in the distance.

It's as if an old friend has arrived.

In fact, Miraidon is no stranger to these existences that humans call "Paradox species."

In the past, when it followed the two professors into Area Zero, Pokémon from both the past and the future had to endure its beatings before they would honestly cooperate with the professors to obtain data.

And among the ancient Pokémon, these creatures called Great Tusk were the most stubborn batch; only by defeating them squarely could they be made to submit.

Not only was the Electric Terrain energy it was best at using completely ineffective against them, but the moves it released carelessly were also very likely to cause devastating blows to the research institute, making them quite troublesome to handle.

As for the other future creature that looked very much like it, it was even harder to fight, and it could even freeload off its own Electric energy to strengthen itself...

If it hadn't been for the help of the couple who were with the two professors, it might not have been able to handle that future Pokémon humans called "Iron Treads."

Looking back now, it really did fight quite a few tough battles in the research institute back then.

"Gao..."

Miraidon sighed, interrupting its own thoughts.

What's the use of recalling these now? It can't even go back to Area Zero, let alone the fact that there is an existence inside that it could never defeat no matter what...

So, it's better to continue slacking off.

Miraidon quickly turned around and rubbed its head against the hem of Qingyu's clothes, who had already landed.

The meaning was very clear.

Qingyu also knew the nature of this guy; it runs faster than anyone else when there's a fight, so he quickly took out a Poké Ball and recalled Miraidon into it.

The irritable Great Tusk quickly circled the desert for more than half a lap; when it made a quick turn with a drift, it soon discovered the presence of Qingyu and Steven.

"Teacher Yu, get ready to go."

While Great Tusk discovered them, Steven had also prepared for battle; after taking out a Poké Ball, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Qingyu.

Qingyu immediately understood.

Fighting against such an existence with unknown strength but clearly far exceeding ordinary Pokémon, there's obviously no need to be particular about a fair 1v1 battle; solving it as soon as possible so it doesn't run away is the best way.

To deal with Great Tusk, the best choice on Qingyu's side is naturally—

"Ogerpon, I'll leave it to you!"

With the "pop" sound of the Poké Ball, Ogerpon, the strongest combat power currently in Qingyu's hands, made a brilliant entrance.

"Poni?!"

Noticing the Great Tusk watching them not far away, Ogerpon's expression quickly revealed a hint of shock.

Th-there's actually such a big Pokémon?

Startled, Ogerpon subconsciously took out the Club from the cloak behind it, then quickly calmed down, revealing a determined look.

My club is not bad either!

As for Steven, he also chose Metagross as his main force without any surprise.

"Metagross!"

The moment it appeared, Metagross, which comes with a super brain, had already understood the current situation; its fists collided, emitting a clanging metallic sound, and it let out a battle roar toward the Great Tusk in the distance.

The combination of Ogerpon + Metagross looks full of the beauty of stats.

If I had brought an Ogerpon to explore when I played Scarlet/Violet, I would definitely have been able to transform into the God of War of the Ten-Mile Slope, hacking all the way from Cabo Poco to Area Zero!

However, their opponent is also very powerful.

"Roar—!"

Seeming to regard the sound of Metagross just now as a provocation, the Great Tusk, which was originally watching from afar, suddenly had its eyes become even more scarlet, and it also let out a low roar in response.

At the same time, its thick hind legs also began to rub against the ground, seemingly accumulating energy for the next charge.

"Ogerpon, be careful, switch to the Wellspring Mask first."

Qingyu quickly reminded it.

Because Ogerpon itself is Grass-type, under normal circumstances, it would be more willing to carry the Teal Mask, which shares its own type.

So unless he had instructed it in advance, Qingyu would usually direct Ogerpon to change masks according to the opponent before the battle started.

After switching to the Wellspring Mask, Ogerpon temporarily possessed the power to control water flow, and the Club in its hand also began to wrap around with circles of water flow as the mask changed.

"Oh? It's actually a Pokémon that can change types?"

Steven raised an eyebrow; he had never seen this Pokémon of Qingyu's before, only seeing it slaughtering everything in Qingyu's "Kitakami Travel Vlog."

It seems that this Pokémon called Ogerpon should be a relatively special existence?

There are indeed still many unknown Pokémon in this world, waiting for humans to discover them...

Facing a scene that could break out into war at any time, Steven naturally had no time to think so much.

Because in the time it took for the two to prepare, the Great Tusk opposite had already finished accumulating power, stomped a few steps, and leaped up.

At the same time, its body also began to curl up into a ball rapidly; its fragile abdomen was protected by the skin on the outside of its trunk, which was as tough as steel, gradually gathering its body into a wheel shape.

The speed provided by falling from the air allowed Great Tusk to begin rolling on the slippery desert surface.

At the same time, as its feet kicked the ground violently after every roll, Great Tusk's speed increased significantly.

"Teacher Yu, be careful, it's Rollout!"

Steven subconsciously reminded Qingyu, but after turning his head to glance at him, he paused for a moment.

Under Qingyu's command, Ogerpon had already taken a step forward, sticking the Club in its hand into the damp sand.

Because the Wellspring Mask was continuously converting Water-type energy, and with the addition of the rain, the surrounding ground had already become completely damp, turning into a pitch-black patch.

"Steven, I remember Metagross can learn Ice Punch, right?"

After finishing the preparations, Qingyu suddenly turned back, looked at the bewildered Steven, and revealed an inexplicable smile.

Looking at Qingyu's smile, Steven suddenly felt a bit creeped out.

It's here; it's the expression that only appears when Qingyu is about to pull out some weird things!

"Ice Punch?"

After Steven muttered to himself, he quickly reacted, and his expression instantly became weird as well.

He seemed to understand what Qingyu was going to do.

But...

Isn't doing this a bit too outrageous?

Is Teacher Yu's fighting style a bit too wild?

With the strength of my Metagross, even if it took this Rollout head-on with its fists, there would be no problem; it could completely attack head-on...

However, it seems Teacher Yu has always been this style.

"Trust me, it's absolutely feasible!"

Under Qingyu's urging, Steven quickly smiled helplessly.

"Then, Metagross, use Ice Punch on the ground!"

"Metagross!"

Metagross decisively punched the ground continuously, and at the same time, used the Ice-type energy rapidly accumulating in its hands to make the surface temperature drop rapidly, soon forming a huge ice surface.

"Ogerpon, wait for the opportunity to use the Club!"

Qingyu revealed a confident smile and quickly gave the command.

Using such a classic move as Rollout in front of me, I have to teach you a good lesson!

In reality, if you want to crack this kind of move that has no turning back, there are too many tricks you can play!

Because of the high-speed rolling, Great Tusk didn't know what Qingyu had done at all, and still charged forward along the established route.

However, when it was about to approach, its body suddenly touched the ice surface, then stumbled, and because the speed was too fast, it rolled over directly, completely losing the ability to control its direction.

"Ogerpon, now!"

As Qingyu spoke, Great Tusk's huge body also slid rapidly from the ice surface toward Ogerpon due to inertia.